Chunky Sweet Potato Soup - PCOS-Friendly Recipe
Nutrition per Serving
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Calories
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Protein
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Carbs
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Fat
Sweet potatoes, loaded with vitamin A in the form of beta-carotene, form the base of this hearty, vivid orange soup. Avocado adds fresh green color along with healthy, skin-softening fats, which also aid the body's absorption of beta-carotene.
Ingredients
- 2 tbsp. olive oil
- 1 medium onion
- 1 medium red pepper
- 3 clove garlic
- 1 1/2 tsp. ground cumin
- 1/2 tsp. smoked paprika
- 1/4 tsp. ground cinnamon
- salt and pepper
- 1 qt. lower-sodium vegetable broth
- 2 lb. sweet potatoes
- 2 can lower-sodium black beans
- 2 c. water
- 1 lime
- 1 Hass avocado
- 1/4 c. packed fresh cilantro leaves
Instructions
- In 5- to 6-quart saucepot, heat oil on medium. Add onion and red pepper; cook 5 minutes, stirring. Stir in garlic, cumin, paprika, cinnamon, and 1/2 teaspoon salt. Cook 2 minutes, stirring.
- Add broth, potatoes, beans, water, and 1/4 teaspoon black pepper. Heat to boiling on high. Reduce heat to medium, simmer 15 minutes.
- Transfer 3 cups of soup to blender. Puree until smooth; return to pot. Stir in 1/2 teaspoon salt. Serve, garnished with avocado and cilantro, with lime.
PCOS-Friendly Foods in This Recipe
This recipe contains the following foods that may benefit PCOS management: Cinnamon.
Cinnamon is one of the best ingredients that someone with insulin sensitivity can eat. Half a teaspoon of cinnamon per day has been shown to be very effective at normalizing blood sugar levels. Cinnamon contains hydroxychalcone, which is thought to enhance the effects of insulin. It has also been suggested that Cinnamon prevents post-meal blood sugar spikes by slowing the gastric emptying rate - meaning that food digests slowly. (Reference: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11506060).
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